The Amateur House Carpenter A Guide in Building, Making, and Repairing

Ellis A Davidson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...thick, of the shape of Fig. 64, the bottom of each to be cut to fit the angle of the roof, and these are subsequently to be nailed on to the ledges on the edges of the aperture. Plane up four pieces of wood 2 wide and J thick, and cut them to fit the upright sides of the pieces shown in Fig. 64. In these strips cut slanting grooves, & deep and % wide, which are not, however, to be carried across, a ledge of y being left. This is shown at A in Fig. 65, in which the strip is in its place. The pieces to fit in these grooves must be cut as shown in Fig. 66 and when the ventilator is fixed in its place, the narrow part will pass between the ledges, whilst the broader part will fit in the grooves, as shown at B in Fig. 65. The parts being thus prepared, and the sides nailed or screwed in their places against the ledges, the ventilating leaves are to be placed in their grooves, the whole being covered and braced together by the two boards forming the roof, which should project a couple of inches on all sides. In larger houses--in coach-houses, stables, and sheds--these ventilators may be placed at certain distances, or one may be made to run the whole length of the roof. The dwelling being thus completed, we proceed with the run or playground. In the first place, construct a frame, 10 long and 3 high in tlic clear for, as the two uprights are to be sunk 1 in the ground, they will be 4 long. The uprights and upper horizontals are to be made of wood 2 square but the lower horizontal is to be 3 square, and above this a board 9 wide is to be nailed. A similar frame is to be made for the back, but with the following exceptions: (1.) That a board at the bottom is not necessary, as the fowls like to peck...